Passports

Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passport (a) applications and (b) renewal applications were received by the Passport Office in each (i) month and (ii) year of the last five years.

James Brokenshire: The following table provides the requested information.
	
		
			 Applications for passports and renewals 2010 to May 2014 
			  Number of passport renewals Total number of applications 
			 January 2010 332,546 429,010 
			 February 2010 409,434 538,099 
			 March 2010 491,887 662,570 
			 April 2010 424,877 579,053 
			 May 2010 437,406 590,496 
			 June 2010 497,764 665,118 
			 July 2010 403,901 560,475 
			 August 2010 295,810 422,438 
			 September 2010 245,652 350,492 
			 October 2010 203,107 289,121 
			 November 2010 206,803 288,285 
			 December 2010 124,975 180,609 
			 January 2011 373,010 483,502 
			 February 2011 403,128 536,090 
			 March 2011 477,062 648,103 
			 April 2011 363,562 502,243 
			 May 2011 460,205 623,727 
			 June 2011 492,401 656,060 
			 July 2011 376,455 524,602 
			 August 2011 292,986 423,661 
			 September 2011 235,191 336,945 
			 October 2011 192,653 274,813 
			 November 2011 197,884 279,982 
			 December 2011 130,674 191,188 
			 January 2012 368,969 483,275 
			 February 2012 430,084 573,659 
			 March 2012 433,458 594,051 
			 April 2012 404,293 554,373 
			 May 2012 466,807 636,952 
			 June 2012 401,849 546,067 
			 July 2012 400,366 557,708 
			 August 2012 266,719 390,507 
			 September 2012 235,049 333,657 
			 October 2012 228,216 322,989 
			 November 2012 194,846 276,642 
			 December 2012 132,867 193,010 
			 January 2013 365,980 482,356 
			 February 2013 433,754 580,431 
			 March 2013 413,887 570,393 
			 April 2013 474,055 653,767 
			 May 2013 488,679 669,404 
			 June 2013 449,916 615,691 
			 July 2013 408,667 576,261 
			 August 2013 275,759 399,665 
			 September 2013 245,211 347,045 
			 October 2013 241,364 338,840 
			 November 2013 210,083 296,202 
			 December 2013 227,003 320,174 
			 January 2014 427,652 552,192 
			 February 2014 472,436 622,727 
			 March 2014 525,820 705,850 
			 April 2014 504,769 681,509 
			 May 2014 540,071 727,087